Some of My Favorite Books


 

As an explorer and avid reader, and in addition to the Holy Bible, I love books. Below are a sampling of books I have enjoyed and want to share with you! I hope you will share back with me some of your favorites as well.

As I have time, I will be adding to this list.  Please be blessed!


 Christian


The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer by J. Oswald Sanders

Visioneering: God’s Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision by Andy Stanley

The Principle of The Path by Andy Stanley

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell

Developing the Leaders Around You by John C. Maxwell

The 100 Most Important Bible Verses for Leaders by GRQ, Inc.

The Power of Vision by George Barna

The Master Plan of Evangelism by Dr. Robert E Coleman

The Circle Maker: Praying Circles around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears by Mark Batterson

Jesus is Calling by Sarah Young

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver

The Learning Leader by Douglas B. Reeves

Effective Evangelism by Donald A McGavran

Out of the Salt Shaker & into the World by Rebecca Manley Pippert

The Big Four: Secrets to a Thriving Church Family by S. Joseph Kidder

Christian Life & Witnessing for Kids by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assocation

Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Playbook by John Wooden and Jay Carty

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

The MBE Revolution: Developing Economic Engines that Drive Mission-Based Movements by Eric Bahme

Beyond Anger: Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness by Larry Yeagley

The Maxwell Daily Reader by John C Maxwell

Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard

The Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard

Love Does by Bob Goff

The Kingdom of God is a Party by Tony Campolo

The Reason for God by Tim Keller

Pivot New Directions for Christian Education

Educating for Eternity by George R. Knight

50 Dangerous Prayers by People Who Changed the World


Secular


Good To Great by Jim Collins

Great by Choice by Jim Collins

The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey & Jim Huling

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Steven R. Covey

Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

Scaling Up Excellence by Huggy Rao and Robert Sutton

The Energy Bus for Kids by Jon Gordon

Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better by Doug Lemov

An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students by Ron Berger

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

Mission in a Bottle by Seth Goldman & Barry Nalebuff

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

Generations by William Strauss & Neil Howe

Strengths Finders 2.0 by Tom Rath

Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger

Be Quiet and Be Heard by Susan R. Glaser & Peter A. Glaser

The Next Generation by Paul Taylor

The One World School House by Salman Khan

How Full Is Your Bucket by Tom Rath

Have You Filled a Bucket Today for Kids by Carol McCloud and David Messing

Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard

Called to Serve by Max DePree

The Abundant Community by John McKnight and Peter Block